Framing and mounting means for perforated panels



Feb. 24, 1970 c. KULWIEC 3,497,079

FRAMING AND MOUNTING MEANS FOR PERFORATED PANELS Filed Nov. 21, 19s? 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. CHESTER lfl/L W/EC f7- 5 BY -JM A TTOfPA/EY C.-KULWIEC FRAMINQAND MOUNTING MEANS FOR PERF'OBATED PANELS Filed NOV. 21, 1967 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. CHESTER HULWIEC XJM .A TTORNE V United States Patent 01 3,497,079 FRAMING AND MDUN TING MEANS FOR PERFORATED PANELS Chester Kulwiec, 8419 150th St., Jamaica, N.Y. 11435 Filed Nov. 21, 1967, Ser. No. 684.823 Int. Cl. A47g 29/02; E04c 2/34, 2/38 US. Cl. 21187 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to framing and mounting means for perforated panels, and more particularly to a mounting frame for mounting perforated hardboard panels and the like upon walls and other supporting structures.

Perforated hardboard panels are commonly mounted on walls, and fixtures of various kinds and configurations are hooked into the perforations of said panels for supporting merchandise, tools, kitchen utensils and other objects.

Since portions of these fixtures project behind the panels, one of the mounting requirements is that the panels be spaced from the supporting Wall in order to provide the necessary clearance for these rearwardly projecting portions of the fixtures. A common expedient is to utilize improvised spacers between the panels and the wall, but this does not constitute a satisfactory solution to the problem. Moreover, there remains the problem of adequately supporting and reinforcing the top, bottom and side edges of the panels to prevent warping and to provide the necessary structural strength and support for relatively heavy loads. And finally there remains the esthetic problem of providing suitable means for framing and finishing the panels.

The principal object of this invention is the provision of framing and mounting means for perforated panels, such mounting means being preferably in the form of extruded aluminum channels and other shapes which may be cut and mitred to proper size and readily assembled and installed, such framing and mounting means having and providing the following features, uses and advantages:

(l) The top, bottom and side edges of the panel are held rigidly in place in relation to the wall on which they are mounted.

(2) Adequate spacing is provided between the panel and the wall to accommodate the rearwardly projecting portions of the fixtures.

(3) Adequate rigidity is imparted to the panel as a whole.

(4) The edges (usually rough-'sawn or otherwise unfinished) are concealed and framed for esthetic purposes.

(5 The framing means may be made of milled lumber or extruded aluminum, or any other suitable material,

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either unfinished or prefinished (as in the case of wood) or self-finished (as in the case of aluminum). The configuration of the framing means may provide the necessary structural strength and rigidity and a suitable appearance for esthetic effect.

(6) The framing means may inexpensively and automaticallly be made, as in the case of milled lumber or extruded aluminum.

(7) The framing means may readily be mounted on the panel and securely fastened thereto to provide a unitary composite framed panel suited for mounting on a wall or other adequate support and ready for use.

(8) The framing means may be sold in modular and other lengths to be cut and mitred and then assembled by the ultimate consumer.

(9) The framing means may be applied to other uses, as for example to the framing of paintings.

The frame is made of webbed members having a channel to receive the perforated panel.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front view of a framed perforated hardboard panel in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a top edge view thereof.

FIGURE 3 is a back view of said framed panel.

FIGURE 4 is a longitudinal view on the line 44 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 5 is an exploded, fragmentary, partially sectional, perspective view of the several components of the framed panel shown in FIGURES l to 4, inclusive.

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary, sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of a double-paneled embodiment of the present invention.

FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary, sectional view on the line 8--8 of FIGURE 7.

FIGURE 9 is an exploded, sectional, perspective view of the major components of the mounting frame shown in FIGURE 7.

Referring now to the deails of a preferred form of this invention as illustrated in FIGURES l6 of the drawing, it will be seen that it comprises a frame perforated panel assembly 10 consisting of a perforated hardboard panel 12 or the like and a mounting frame 14 secured thereto. The frame is rectangular and consists of a pair of identical upper and lower horizontal frame members 16 and a pair of identical vertical side frame members 18.

The horizontal and vertical frame members are formed of extruded aluminum but they may also be made of extruded plastics, stamped and formed sheet metal, and milled lumber. In any case, a single length of such material, for example, extruded aluminum, may be cut (mitered) into four sections of appropriate length to form the horizontal and vertical frame members above mentioned. Preferably these sections are cut at 45 angles to form the mitered frame shown in FIGURES 1 and 3 of the drawing.

The details of a typical aluminum extrusion suited for the purposes of this invention are shown in FIGURES 46. It will there be seen that an extrusion 19 suited for the purposes of this invention comprises a pair of spaced parallel webs 20 and 22, respectively, defining a channel 24 between them, a third web 26 with which webs 20 and 22 are integral and to which they are perpendicular, and

at least one additional web 28 which is integral with web 22 and generally parallel to web 26. It will be noted that web 28 and the corresponding or facing portion of web 26 project laterally from web 22 in the direction away from web 20. There may be additional webs 30 and 32 which correspond to web 28 and are integral with web- 22. These additional webs 30 and 32 occupy positions intermediate web 28 and the corresponding laterally extending portion of web 26.

This general description of extrusion 19 should be understood in relation to its use in connection with perforated board 12. The board is of a thickness which corresponds, substantially, to the width of channel 24, such width being the linear distance between webs and 22. It will thus be seen that channel 24 is adapted to receive an edge of perforated board 12. The depth of channel 24 (the distance between web 26 and the open end of said channel) determines the extent of entry of the marginal edge of said perforated board into said channel. This is illustrated in FIGURE 4.

A mounting frame 14 may be made from extrusion 19 by cutting said extrusion into four lengths corresponding to upper and lower horizontal frame members 16 and vertical side frame members 18. The lengths of these four sections are, of course, a factor of the dimensions of the perforated board. Preferably, the ends of the four sections are cut or mitered at an angle of 45 to form coniplementary ends 38, which are shown in FIGURES 1 and 3.

The four mitered sections are joined in the manner shown in the drawing, and their respective channels 24 receive the four marginal side edges of the perforated board. Suitable fastening means may be provided for securing the adjoining mitered ends of these four sections to each other. One such means is a simple corner bracket 42 which is conventionally obtained in hardware stores. Four s-uch brackets are used, one at each corner of the mounting frame. It will be seen that a channel 34 is provided between webs 30 and 32, and similar channels 36 and 37 are provided between webs 28 and 30 and webs 32 and 26, respectively. Any of these three channels may be used to accommodate the arms of corner bracket 42. In one form channel 34 alone is used for this purpose, as FIGURES 3 and 4 clearly show. It will be understood that screws 44 or other suitable fastening means are required to attach the corner brackets 42 to the several extruded sections which comprise the mounting frame. This is shown in FIGURES 3 and 4.

-In this connection it will be observed that a groove 40 is formed in web 22, extending longitudinally thereof and midway between webs 30 and 32. This is a centering device for a drill, so that holes 46 may be formed in web 22 to register with holes 48 in the corner bracket 42 when the four extruded sections are assembled in the manner shown in FIGURE 3. These holes 46 and 48 receive screws 44, and it will be seen in FIGURES 3 and 4 that the screws may be driven through these holes and into the perforated board 12 to secure the four extruded sections to each other and to the perforated board. This completes the operation of assembling the framed perforated board.

In the use of the present invention, the framed board is mounted upon a wall or other suitable support, web 20 of the several extruded sections facing forwardly and webs 28, 30 and 32 in the corresponding portion of Web 26 facing rearwardly in the direction of the wall. The framed board may be secured to a supporting wall by means of fastening members inserted through holes 52 and 54 in the perforated board, or by any other suitable fastening or hanging means. Webs 28, 30, 32 and the corresponding portion of web 26 bear against the wall and serve as spacers for the perforated board, spacing such board a predetermined distance from the supporting wall. This provides a space behind the perforated board to receive the rearwardly projecting ends of brackets or fixtures of the type which are conventionally hooked into perforated boards.

It will now be understood that extrusion 19 is merely illustrative of the various kinds of extrusions and channel-shaped members formed by other means which may be used for the purposes of this invention. For example, the invention does not require four laterally extending webs projecting rearwardly from web 22. Even a single such laterally extending web would suffice, as for example outer web 26. Certainly two such webs would also suffice, as for example webs 26 and 28 or webs 30 and 32, or any other web combination. The webs perform a number of functions, one of which has already been mentioned, namely, that of spacing the perforated board from the supporting wall. They also perform other functions, such as providing web 22 with considerable structural strength and rigidity. They also provide channels for corner brackets 42.

By the same token, the outer surfaces of webs 20 and 26 may be grooved or ridged for both decorative and stiffening purposes. The ribbed or corrugated configuration shown in FIGURE 5 is illustrative of surface designs which may be used for these purposes.

Turning now to a second form of this invention, as illustrated in FIGURES 7 to 9, it will be noted that a pair of framed perforated boards may be combined to form a single, double-faced assembly 100. This assembly comprises a pair of perforated boards 12, each mounted in extruded side frame members 16 and 18, the two framed perforated board assemblies being joined to each other by means of a plurality of I beams or H bars 50. As appears in FIGURE 9, I-beam or H-bar 50 comprises an extrusion (or the like) consisting of a pair of spaced parallel webs 56 which are joined by a tranverse web 58 to form a generally H-shaped cross-sectional configuration.

The channels which are formed between webs 56 are adapted to receive the laterally extending portions of web 26 of the side frame members 16 and 18, which constitute the mounting frame 14. Fastening elements such as screws 70 may be used to secure these I-beams or H-bars 50 to webs 26 of the side frame members. This is best shown in FIGURES 7 and 8, and it will be noted that this is the means by which two separate framed panels 10 may be joined to form a double-faced structure suited for receiving fixtures or brackets on both sides. In such instance, the combined assembly would not be mounted upon a supporting wall, but rather would be placed in an open space hanging from a ceiling or standing on a display counter or supported in any other suitable manner and by any other suitable means.

The foregoing is purely illustrative of how the present invention may be applied and used. It will be understood that the illustrated forms of the invention may be modified and other forms provided, Within the board spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A framed panel assembly of the character described, comprising a perforated panel and a mounting frame therefor, said mounting frame comprising a plurality of channeled frame members which receive and hold the marginal edges of the perforated panel, said channeled frame members being mitered and joined at their respective ends, said channeled frame members being provided with longitudinally extending webs which serve as spacers to space the perforated panel from a supporting wall, a second framed panel assembly similar to said first framed panel assembly and mounted in back-to-back relationship therewith, and fastening means securing their respective frame members to each other comprising a pair of spaced parallel webs joined by a transverse web to form an H- shape, one of said longitudinally extending webs of said framed panel assembly being fitted into one of the channels formed in said H-shaped fastening means and being secured thereto by screws and one of said longitudinally extending webs of said second framed panel assembly SCI'CWS.

being fitted into the other of the channels formed in said H-shaped fastening means and being secured thereto by References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Hochule 160-381 Laiferty 40-140 Schoenberg 160381 Grifiin 160-381 Weinzierl.

2,228,363 1/1941 Pinney 52580 2,654,451 10/ 1953 Schmidgall 52-475 3,319,801 5/1967 Nordstrom 160-135 XR FOREIGN PATENTS 684,570 12/ 1952 Great Britain. 359,275 2/1962 Switzerland.

ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner A. FRANKEL, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 140; l381; 52-620, 580 

